The Weight Loss Challenge teaches members of the community how to lose weight in a stressfree environment. Participants receive nutrition lessons, a personal coach and group support.

The class costs $39. Of that, $25 goes into the winner’s pot and $10 is donated to an organization called the Fit Kids Foundation.

Participants weigh in each week for 12 weeks. At the end of the course, the three people who lose the highest percentage of weight win the prize money.

Some of the topics covered in the program are protein, metabolism, grocery shopping, fats, carbohydrates and eating out.

A year ago, the Fit Kids Organization donated $7,000 to the Kid Shape Foundation.

For more information, call Lisa Sallin, health and wellness coach, at (805) 492-3357 or email lsallin@yahoo.com.